Note: This article was updated on Friday, May 23 after Day 2 of the events to include all CUI participants

PUEBLO, Colo. – Thursday was a great day to be a Concordia University Irvine long jumper at the 2025 NCAA DII Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
 
Jasmyn Crawford finished in third place overall in the women's long jump to earn CUI First Team All-American accolades. Her best jump of the day measured 6.30 meters, making Crawford the first Golden Eagle to be a NCAA DII First Team All-American in BOTH indoor and outdoor women's track and field.
 
That also marks the highest national finish ever for a Concordia track and field student-athlete in the NCAA DII era.
 
"Getting 1st team All-American was kind of a shocker to begin with since I was originally a sprinter going into jumps at the beginning of this season," explained Crawford. "I didn't know how far this was going to go but I'm glad I got into the Long Jump. It was an amazing experience competing at the championship level. An awesome way to finish off my collegiate athletic career in track and field."
 
A few hours after Crawford's memorable performance, CUI senior Dylan Fox also entered rarefied air in the men's long jump.  
 
Fox became the program's first three-time NCAA DII All-American when he soared into eighth place with a mark of 7.51 meters. His best measurement came on his second flight and he marked in five of his six attempts.
 
By finishing in the Top 8 in the nation, Fox joined Crawford as a First Team All-American. Remarkably, the three-time PacWest Champion in the long jump has now finished 11th, 10th, and now 8th overall at the NCAA meet. He is the first three-time All-American on the men's track and field side in the DII era, after earning Second Team Honors the past two years.
 
"I gotta say it was very fulfilling to finally get First Team All-American because I've had what it takes in the past but the pieces just didn't come together," admitted Fox. "I'm glad I was put in a position through training and my coaches guidance to even make it to the meet three times, but finishing out with three All-American honors was icing on the cake."

"Jazzy and I have trained hard this season and it's been a long one," continued Fox, "So seeing her finish so well was amazing, considering she only started long jumping this year!"

"Seeing Jasmyn and Dylan accomplish their goals today was a special moment for the staff and I," said CUI track and field head coach Keegan Bloomfield. "I'm so proud of both of them. As a coach, watching student-athletes accomplish their dreams and goals is special. It doesn't get any better."
 
Fittingly, both Crawford and Fox were honored last month as Concordia's Male and Female Athletes of the Year during the 2025 Senior Legacy Award Banquet.

"I believe it was a very joyful moment when both of us achieved getting All-American," added Crawford. "It was also a bittersweet moment knowing this is my last time competing as a track and field athlete. But I'm grateful for the time I had competing in college and as a track of field athlete overall."

Also on Thursday, Jori Paradis placed 16th in the 1500 meter run, marking the second time in her illustrious CUI career that she represented the Golden Eagles on the national stage in that race.
 
The 2023 Concordia Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year, Paradis rounds out her highly decorated Concordia career in impressive fashion. She has been a huge part of both the cross country and track and field teams these past five years as a perennial All-Region selection and Academic-All PacWest honoree.
 
"Jori goes down as arguably the best women's distance runner in school history," said Bloomfield. "I'm so proud of her and what she's accomplished. This was her third NCAA's and she left it all on the track. She's a stud and embodies the Golden Eagles spirit so well!"

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Day Two Additions
 
On top of all this success, Villa Park High School alum Riley Norris proved she belonged and represented CUI well in the heptathlon. After day one, she sat 14th overall with more than half of the seven events already in the books. She moved up to 13th in the nation after a well-rounded effort ove two days.
 
Norris placed tied for ninth in the high jump on Thursday to earn some major points in that event.  The Orange, Calif. native also ranked 11th in the 200 meter dash after placing third in her heat. In addition, she was 12th in the shot put and 15th in the 110 meter hurdles.

Then on Friday, she finished eighth in the 800 meter dash for her highest finish in these events. She also was 12th in the javelin throw and 13th in the long jump.

CUI teammate Tayla Crenshaw also competed on Friday to finish things up for the Concordia contingent in Pueblo. While Norris closed out the remaining heptathlon events, Crenshaw stepped in to the circle to shine in the women's discus.

Originally seeded 18th in the country, Crenshaw completed all three throws and moved up to 15th overall. Her best throw of the day was her third attempt, as she went out with a bang with a hefty 46.11 measurement. She jumped four other discus throwers with that single toss, saving her best for last.
  
"I'm so proud of this entire group and our staff as well. Coach Brunk, Coach Kasten, and the entire staff has been incredible this year," added Bloomfield. "And as always, it's a great day to be a Golden Eagle!"
 
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